Kevin Harlan

Boy, getting that right, the general manager and the coach.

You know, when my dad was up in Green Bay and was looking around, he went around the league and he talked to Ernie Acorsi.

And he talked to George Young with the Giants.

He talked to guys he respected.

And he only had about four or five people that he really quizzed.

But he went to the power brokers in the league.

and asked, you know, in their mind, who were the right general manager types?

Because when you get the general manager, you give him the keys, and you say, here it is, you've got total authority, and go out and get the head coach that you want, and we will ask no questions.

You've got carte blanche.

So getting the general manager right is step one.

And then you get the coach, and in the case up in Green Bay,

They got Ron Wolfe, and then they got Mike Holmgren because Wolfe had total authority.

When Ron Wolfe wanted to trade for Brett Favre, he went to that executive committee and was met with a lot of, uh-uh, no way.

We're not trading a number one for the backup at Atlanta who's been playing for Jerry Glanzel.

We're not doing it.

And my dad had to take Ron Wolfe out of that room, and he approached the executive committee and said, we gave him the keys to the football organization.

We cannot back out right now.

We have not had anybody with a hand on the rudder for that long.

And they changed their mind.

They trade for Favre.